Equipping Parents for The Journey
I can be accused of overworking almost any holiday. That’s probably the hazard of only having one chick to scratch for. Regardless, I love the idea of making our kids feel loved and cared for, especially those who don’t always feel seen or heard in the world outside of our homes. It doesn’t take...
We are well into the new year, and most of us have had a few starts and stops with our new year's resolutions. Most of us tend to beat ourselves up when we fail, and very few of us can experience a setback and jump right back on course. But what if you could...
A friend recently asked me to write about launching well. After I almost spewed my coffee, I confessed I am not doing this well. My 18-year-old son is doing GREAT, but me? Not so much. I find the contrast here striking. When we think about “launching well,” we think about sending our kids off...
How many times have we rushed in to fix the problems in our children’s lives? For each child in the world, there are at least 1,000 stories where we parents have stepped in to fix each situation. But you know what? It’s not our job to fix our children’s lives. I was recently...
Some days have all the ingredients in place for a big emotional meltdown. Emotional Regulation is a fancy term, but refers to our ability to, recognize and name our emotions, identify how those emotions make us feel, and what we need to do to come back to our center. Sounds easy, but for a...
Friendship must be more than closeness between two people. Otherwise, if it’s so simple, why do our kids struggle with friendships so much? This week we look at friend groups, best friends, and online friends and offer conversation starters to engage our children and teens as they navigate healthy and unhealthy friendships....
I was thinking this morning about the concept of grace. Grace as in being generous or helpful, offering goodwill toward others, granting forgiveness without being asked, or giving allowance and room not to be perfect. How often do we find ourselves giving grace to others, but not allowing ourselves the same? This week, I...
Marriage is a tricky topic to discuss. Most of us would not be willing to hold up our marriage as an example for others to follow. After all, we know what goes on in our own homes. But in 2013, Tony and Lauren Dungy published a book that changed the way I approach my...
As we continue our Drop Off Season discussion and enter all things back-to-school, we want to challenge you and your family to 31 Days of Prayer for Our Children. In our new 31-day prayer calendar and journal, we took 31 Scripture passages and created specific prayer prompts for you to pray over your children. These...
This is drop off season—the season of life transitions where we drop off our kids at new schools, new classrooms, new co-ops, new study groups, new cities, and new experiences. All this newness raises the level of anxiety for both kids and parents. Since the focus is often on the separation anxiety your child experiences...
Here in North Texas, we are on our 100th day of temperatures over 100 degrees. Maybe that’s an exaggeration but not by much. Everything is hot. Let’s face it, we are quarantining from the sun and the summer heat. When this happens, even the siblings who are the best of friends start to get...
At some point in the last couple of years, many of us gave up on monitoring and restricting screen time. When everything feels so out of control around you, this seems like an easy one not to battle. Now, your parent radar might be going off, reminding you to look up and take stock of...
